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Cutting loose

1999
A girl, who dresses like a boy in order to play professional baseball during the late nineteenth century, tracks the murderer of her best friend to London where she encounters the killer of her father.

Ouran High School host club

2007
Haruhi and not-so-brave class president Kazukiyo Souga struggle through a test of courage--the loser of which will be named "Best of Cowards"--on the same team as the twins Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin.

Ouran High School host club

2005
Haruhi, a scholarship student at the exclusive Ouran High School, accidentally breaks an expensive vase belonging to the all-male Host Club and is forced to work for them as a boy to repay her debt.

19 girls and me

2006
John Hercules is worried about being the only boy in his kindergarten class, but after the first week he stops worrying.

P.J. Funnybunny camps out

1993
Although P.J. and his friends refuse to let Donna and Honey Bunny go camping with them because "camping is not for girls," the girls follow and get proof that camping is hard work even for boys.

Signed, Abiah Rose

2009
A young pioneer girl is encouraged to continue painting portraits and bible scenes, but told never to sign her work because it would be a sign of pride, so instead, she signs it with a picture of a single rose.

My princess boy

[a mom's story about a young boy who loves to dress up]
2011
Illustrations and text describe a four-year-old boy who happily wears dresses, a princess tiara, and the color pink while he climbs trees and plays soccer, even though there are people who laugh and do not think that boys should wear dresses.

Our only May Amelia

2000
As the only girl in a Finnish American family of seven brothers, May Amelia Jackson resents being expected to act like a lady while growing up in Washington state in 1899.

The best beekeeper of Lalibela

a tale from Africa
2006
In the Ethiopian mountain village of Lalibela, famous for its churches and honey, a young girl determines to find a way to be a beekeeper despite being told that is something only men can do.

Marvin Redpost

1993
After Casey Happleton tells him that if he kisses his elbow he will turn into a girl, nine-year-old Marvin experiments and finds himself very confused about his identity.

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